For 30 years Dr. Charles D. Reese has been involved with occupational safety and health as an educator, manager, or consultant. In Dr. Reese's early beginnings in occupational safety and health, he held the position of industrial hygienist at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy. He later assumed the responsibility of manager for the nation's occupational trauma research initiative at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) Division of Safety Research. Dr. Reese has had an integral part in trying to assure that workplace safety and health is provided for all those within the workplace. As the managing director for the Laborers' Health and Safety Fund of North America, his responsibilities were aimed at protecting the 650,000 members of the laborers' union in the United States and Canada. He has developed many occupational safety and health training programs, which run the gamut from radioactive waste remediation to confined space entry. Dr. Reese has written numerous articles, pamphlets, and books on related safety and health issues. Dr. Reese, Professor Emeritus, was a member of the graduate and undergraduate faculty at the University of Connecticut, where he taught courses on OSHA regulations, safety and health management, accident prevention techniques, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, and environmental trends and issues. As professor of environmental /occupational safety and health, he coordinated the bulk of the environmental, safety and health efforts at the University of Connecticut. He is called upon to consult with industry on safety and health issues and is often asked for expert consultation in legal cases. Dr. Reese also is the principal author of the: Handbook of OSHA Construction Safety and Health (Second Edition), Material Handling Systems: Designing for Safety and Health, Annotated Dictionary of Construction Safety and Health, Occupational Health and Safety Management: A Practical Approach (Second Edition), Office Building Safety and Health Accident/Incident Prevention Techniques (Second Edition), The Four Volume Set Entitled: Handbook of Safety and Health for the Service Industry: Volume 1: Industrial Safety and Health for Goods and Materials Services Volume 2: Industrial Safety and Health for Infrastructure Services Volume 3: Industrial Safety and Health for Administrative Services Volume 4: Industrial Safety and Health for People Oriented Services